s Ttlll n v s TXBm IIMI IFillHIfW MHWlmi nmfniil iWI i I I I i rdUU J Ttfff r SI t M II K ffif lif Vlaowitii3rkIrl Tho hnndsomo block of stores recently completed by J F Lutby on the corner of Front and Fourth Streets n this town detorres tnors than a passing notice at our hands Ground for tho erection of thia elegant block was first broken on October let last and on tho first of the present month tho Gtorea wore ready for occupancy Tho site of tho building is tho moat convenient in town being op posite tho do pot and on tho oppoaite corner to tho postoffice The foundations throughout the block are of stone a good qurtllty of which is found just south of town tho trails being two feet thick and two or moro hih ac cording to the prade Tho outside wdls arc of adobe 18 inches thick tho parti tion walls being 12 inches thick of the aarno mAterial The roof in of iron tilth standard seams and ii absolutely imper vious to water The building occupies an area of COxlOO feet not inrludtnj the...

imi i tmmmi mtuiitwmwtwtmm fw The Mohave Miner KINGMAN MARCH 24 1881 OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY P FhlHr and E 0 Dkere 4 leant In Sab Froiso of th Mobitk Co mm Mnrss Ksbseribtrs to this papsr will confer fATdr bf Medina tiotie of nay rrslrltr ts ItsdelirsrY to this flee Ipsolal noUess ia ths rsadiaa oolnmns of tasMncMwill bs ohsnrsd at tfas rote f laOatM per line fer eaafe insertion tOC If B1IRTITIEN Fine cigars t Hitbbs Russells ImportedAles and Portr at Hubbs fc Russells Breul 16 cents a loaf at the Bon Ton p Eteat Ituve for 100 f Bolleof fourbon and Occidental whisky r at Hnbbi Russells Wai Larkln made a business trip to the Needle Wednesday Wm Aitken made a trip to hi ranch near Hackberry this wtk Tiie finest stock of candies ever in Mo have county at the Bon Ton B Ccher hi tam brought in a Io id of ore from Corbat for T L Ayres Messrs Rosborongh and DsGendt of Hackborry wore in town during the week James uritiin rsq or Yucca was enjoying the pleasures of city life day W H Roge...

M mr lff Mto WHEN TELEGftAFHV WAS YOUNG Plrt Retails f Proctor for DI coTry A Wcekti Karaincf In J 815 When I went west from Washington that fiprltiff eall Mr John W Kirk an old friend of Profossor Morse I took along Tilth me samples of the Indented btrlpa of paper as they came from tho re ceiving instrument An enthusiast I talked of telegraphy to everybody I mot In Colnmbus Cincinnati Indlanapoll and other western centers I metcolleRc professors business men and other people ranked high for Intellect knowledge and common fiense and all or nearly all were pronouDCKl skeptics na to practicabil ity of Morses id a And I am putting It a little mild I think in saying that the impression wsn t lone m getting abroad that I was a little off I meant well but I didnt know The last I remember of some of my friends out thero they were still pitying me I was In Indiana In tho autumn after congress had mado a thirty thousand dol lar appropriation to Morse for his experi mental line Tho congressma...

111 M i I I i iii IHI a The Mohave Miner se C M FUNSTON Editor KINGMAN MARCH 31 188 Tbe New York Stato Republican Corn laittee met on the 21st instant and decid ed to holdthe State Convention in Buffalo on May 16th Ex-Lieutenant-Governor William Dora heimer of New York and editor and publisher of the New York Star died on the 20th infltant at Savannah Ga Ex Governor Jt C McCormick has an nounced that ho will writo a history of early times in Arizona For matters per taining to Mohave county wo refer him to Capt W II Flardy ThePrescott Courier says that the dem ocrat talk of sending J 0 Herndon of tnat place as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention and that the repub licans talk of sending T F Eggers to rep resent thorn Chief Justice Waite of the United States Court died at his home in Wash ington on the 23d instant of disease of the heart Chief Justice Waile was appoint ed in 1874 There is much Bjeculation as to who will be appoionted to auccetxl Itim The Library Jlagazine...

fc 3 r w The Mohave Miner KINGMAN MARCH 31 1888 mciAL paper of the county t v rAn and E C Dakft aw aathoriz a4jpttia8Hlraolsoo ot tie Moray Ownmr Mixxb 4i iw tttu MMr will aosfer n feror by itatog Botiw of aay irregalamy M itaMirerr to tbU offloa iii antiiM ia the reading aave 50 cents on every 500 worth of meals John Fielding the accommodating Tvfmnstpr nt Hnckberrv is in town to day For Sale A lot of Babbitt metal Will be aold at a bargain Inquire at this office J C Potts and John Williama loft Mon- daj on a prospecting tour to the Walla pal Mountains Mrs Saml Crozior spent several day in Kingman this week the guest of Mrs E J Godman The Board of Supervisors hold their regular quarterly session next week com mencing Monday J F Lnthy has this week moved his UMe from the rear of the Luthy block to his lots on Oak Street Commercial printing of all kinds a specialty at the Miner office Call and examine samples and prices tf Next week our town will be crowded with citizens from the cou...

- i ffl iff n A f IH m m m m J if i ataltread Mens Saparstltleas Talk abotit snperntitionsl Ballrond Man are as superstitious aa they make tasto remarked aa old engineer aa h as olllnpf his engine I hare aa mtich faith in my machine lis I hare In a human being and she acta aserankily sometimes Ok yes she has her spelli Sometimes he will make stsara like a daisy At ether tlnios she wont steam at alL 1 tnU acconnt or It Theres lots of super atitiqns among the boys aa4 you can bet tfcey believe in them stroagly Take thnt which gives three accidents following one another everybody believes that Ill tell yon a peculiar cfrcmpetance though On the Erie they had an old -engine years ago known as the 222 Sbr had the reputation of being the wprst maa killer on the road and hardly a week assed that she didnt have an accident to her record The men became so mach afraid of her that tbeyefosed to workoa her and the officials were in a quandary At last in despair they sent her to the Susquehanna s...

tf V III rrr Mimt The Mohave Miner C M FUNSTON Editor KINGMAN AlKIL 7 1888 ACQUITTED The Trial of Kill jr Slloiiscr lr ho Murder of Clinrlcw Hill On Thursday last in the District Court in this county tho trial of Kitty Blonger for tho murder of Charles Hill at Peach Springs on tho 22ud of February was commenced Tho circumstances attend ing tho killing of Hill together with tho threatened lynching of his slayer and Kid Fay her paramour at tho time by the citizcnB of Teach Springs and tho additional fact that it was but the second instance in the history of tho Territory where a woman had been placed on trial for her life has been the means of attract ing such general attention that tho case will long be remembered us one of the causes celobro in the annals of Arizona courts Owing to the difficulty in empanneling a jury it was not until late Thursday evening that the following named gentle men were sworn as jurors to try the cue J C Potts John E Ityan P Caffrey J D Bland W W Clock W J...

fc m The Mohave Miner KINGMAN APRIL 7 1888 OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY L P Fisher and E 0 Driee aw authoriz ed agents in 8an Francisoo of tha Moha Couxrx Mxxxs Hbwribra to this paper will ooafer fftTor by sending notioe of any IrreRoUrlty in iUdelitcYy to this offloe peoilHotiia the reading coltvuns of the MnfKB trill be charRed at the rate of JYa Cents per lino fer each insertion OCJX BREVITIES Fine cigars at Hubbs Russells Take your Sunday dinner at the jBon Ton Probate Court was in session on Mon day Imported Ales and Porter at Hubbs Russells P H Tompkins was up from tbeSajuM on Monday Finest cigars in town at W 0 son ACos Fresh navel oranges at W O Hu son Gos Dr Jaw Pi Booth of tho Needles was in town Friday If you want a good smoke go to W O Huson fc Cos Col B Moses was over from Mineral Park Wednesday ellpbf Bourbon and Occidental uliLjky at IIuhbiKupsellK Mrs Tiio J Ciiristio caino over from Mineral Park lwt night Wm Grant of Hackbcrry has been at tending Court this week J R...

hi HVk m t ri M M B tpirf i in ftH fill If i m f in 8llor and CmU Ve nfr that Is a very pretty cat ald a Udy to a reporter referring to a flue Persian cat coiled tip on tv rag 13nt I often wonder how I mnnaged to get her home safe You sec I bought it in Calcutta and camo homo on a eniling ihlp around the cape Well sir every tlmo wo were becalmed tho Bailors would try and get my cat to throw It overboard for they think that doing bo will bring wind This la an old superstition of tho mariner It would be hard to say how it originated bnt it Is probablo that it was originally intended as a bucrlflcc to Nep tune the god of tho sea as on land tho gods were propitiated by tho offerings of tho devout so Jack Bought to calm tho sea gods ire by offeriug him a cat Tho old sailor even in this advanced age re gards tho cat as a veritable weather gauge Tho old landsman is often puzzled to account for some of the strango sea terms and questions arc often asVcd as to tho jncaning of the word catspa...

sf 81 M it u HI M Tee Mohave Miner C M FUNSTON Editor KINGMAN APRIL 14 1888 Senator tite warts mining bilf has pass ed the Senate Roecoe Conkltng ifl reported as improv ing and the physicians look for his recovery mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm The old saying that thero is room for improvement was originally meant for Mohave county Governor Swinford estimates the white population of Alaska to be about 5000 and the total population to bo 39800 Denis Kearney has returned home from the East but we havent heard anything about the other end of the continent tip ping apAlU The attention of prospectors who are tired of other portions of the Territory is called to Mohave county The field is well worth their notice The Board of Supervisors of Yavapai county at their recent meeting united the offices of Sheriff and Assessor and also the offices of Treasurer and Tax Col lector Full returns from the Rhode Island election held on the 5th inst show that Taft Republican candidnte for Governor has a majority of...

fSb flUNNEnSFOR STEAMSHIPS TIT- - TJ Q S MB fW i Hi lr hi Ifr Collaring Ieople tor a Sui Cnmmlaaloa IIow Iaaengert Are Back nml forth before tho oflices of the t iJil transatlantic steamship line fronting rin Howling green nml in that1 vicinity nay on utmost any day bo observed ccr Min men pacing tho pavement with a hungry look in their eyes eagerly wan ning the face of every ix rson who ap proaches If that pwon happens lo In spire in the minds of theso watchers from tho fact of hU looking at the office fligus from his appearance pronouncing him to be a stranger or from any other outward Indication any remoto hint that he might be desirou of pnrchnsjng a paasago ncrosi the occau ho I at once approached with offers to assist him in hla search The name of the port to which he wants to go being elicited the runners will at once compete with each other for the honor of Introducing him to the agent from whom he can obtnin the best and cheapest pas- Mgeu The man is at once dragged off per...

I VJ4 i I H r MI J8 ane C M FUNSTON Editor KINGMAN APItlf 2 1888 The Emperor Frederick still continues to grow worse It is to porta I that Wood poison has fact in The Winslow News 15 E Booth editor and proprietor is the latest Arizona newspaper venture The Minsk wishes the Kows Buccesd George II Tinker the editor and pro prietor of tho Flagstaff Champion denies -the report that ho has leased that paper to E S Clark or any one else Tho authorities of Wichita Kan are ridding the town of tramps by shipping them west in freight cars libeled Per ishable Freight is paid for fifty miles Capital is looking toward Arizona for investment and every citizen of tho Ter ritory should do all that can b3 done to encourage men of means to investigate its resources Mark A Smith Arizonas Delegate recently made a sjteech in Congrcsi against the bill providing for the estab lishment of land courts in Arioni and Now Mexico His speech i spoken of as hcing able and to the joiut Tho Florence Enterprise has ...

UJt I I C The Mohave Miner KINGMAN APRIL 21 1888 OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY L 1 Ffahor and E 0 Dftlco aro authoriz ed nRenta in San Francifwo of tho Mohavk Couktt Mines f Subscribers to this papor will oonfor n fftTor by sending notico of any imfjalarity tn its delivery to this offloo Special noticoi in tho rending columns of the Mtkks will be chatRed at the rate of JCrnConiH per lino for each insertion XOOAf II11KV1T1EK Fine cigars at Ilubbs Kuasalla Take your Sunday dinner at tho Bon Ton Weather delightfully cool these morn ings Imported Ales and Porter at Ilubbs iKussella Win MUler made a trip to Hackberry Thursday Paul Breon came in from San Francisco last nlht PickJcd piga feet in any quantity at tho Bon Ton J L Michael left Tuesday night for Denver Colorado Belle of Bourbon and Occidental whisky at llubbtf Kuariells Win Aitken made a business trip to tho Needles Tuesday The water pijKja are being put into tho Lulhy block thfo week Carl F Ilolton the A P detective was in town...

flh k U If Hi i K n Bi 1 F t r t THE BALANCE SHEET HOW THE BUSINESS MAN FIGURES HIS PROFIT AND LOSS lBfaratloa for Tbo Who Havent Any Knowledge of AcroanU liy Odo Who Ksewa Meaning- of Taking atawsk Jala and Ix AaaU Most bniinesit men keep their nflnirs well enough In hand to bo able to tell at any time about what they are doing but they all tlejead upon the balance fhttt at the cloae of the ear to show tho exact condition of tho business Indeed thcro Is no other means of ascertaining it for even the most careful estimates mode dur ing the year are often misleading partic ularly where tho interests are large and the details varied But what is the balance sheet and how does it show tho merchant what ho has made or lost The question h not un timely for every properly conducted busi ness house in the country is now getting things in shape for the preparation of this Important statement A brief and Blmple explanation of It and the proper method of making it may be of interest to those w...